India and Pakistan signal intent to ease tensions after strikes


A resident walks over the debris of his damaged house after cross-border shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) between Pakistan and India, in the Jura sector in Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, on May 10, 2025. Pakistan's military on May 10 said India launched another wave of missiles targeting three air bases – including one on the outskirts of the capital – as the conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours spiralled toward full-blown war. Authorities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir said 11 civilians were killed by Indian shelling overnight. (Photo by Muzammil AHMED / AFP)

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Bloomberg): India and Pakistan signaled they are willing to de-escalate after strikes on military bases by both sides on Saturday raised fears of all-out war and prompted warnings from the US and China.

"If India stops, we will stop,” said Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar in an interview with Samaa TV, just hours after the army announced it had struck several Indian military sites in retaliation for New Delhi’s missile attacks on Pakistani airbases.

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